Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Thailand

Thailand: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.0%
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
107th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1998
All-time low
0.0%
in 1997
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Thailand, 1985–2021

0.0030.0050.0070.010.0130.0151985200320211985: 0.011 % of total labor force in working age1986: 0.011 % of total labor force in working age1987: 0.013 % of total labor force in working age1988: 0.008 % of total labor force in working age1989: 0.006 % of total labor force in working age1990: 0.006 % of total labor force in working age1991: 0.005 % of total labor force in working age1992: 0.004 % of total labor force in working age1993: 0.004 % of total labor force in working age1994: 0.004 % of total labor force in working age1995: 0.003 % of total labor force in working age1997: 0.003 % of total labor force in working age1998: 0.015 % of total labor force in working age1999: 0.01 % of total labor force in working age2000: 0.009 % of total labor force in working age2001: 0.014 % of total labor force in working age2002: 0.01 % of total labor force in working age2003: 0.009 % of total labor force in working age2004: 0.009 % of total labor force in working age2005: 0.008 % of total labor force in working age2006: 0.008 % of total labor force in working age2007: 0.007 % of total labor force in working age2008: 0.008 % of total labor force in working age2009: 0.007 % of total labor force in working age2010: 0.006 % of total labor force in working age2011: 0.004 % of total labor force in working age2012: 0.004 % of total labor force in working age2014: 0.006 % of total labor force in working age2015: 0.006 % of total labor force in working age2016: 0.008 % of total labor force in working age2017: 0.009 % of total labor force in working age2018: 0.007 % of total labor force in working age2019: 0.008 % of total labor force in working age2020: 0.014 % of total labor force in working age2021: 0.013 % of total labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.0% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in 2021.

That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and up 204.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Thailand peaked at 0.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.

Thailand ranks 107th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of total labor force in working age Change
1985 0.0%
1986 0.0% +0.9%
1987 0.0% +17.2%
1988 0.0% -36.0%
1989 0.0% -31.8%
1990 0.0% +7.4%
1991 0.0% -16.8%
1992 0.0% -16.1%
1993 0.0% -8.0%
1994 0.0% +12.2%
1995 0.0% -28.7%
1997 0.0% -5.5%
1998 0.0% +400.5%
1999 0.0% -31.0%
2000 0.0% -14.9%
2001 0.0% +63.2%
2002 0.0% -29.1%
2003 0.0% -7.7%
2004 0.0% -8.4%
2005 0.0% -2.2%
2006 0.0% -6.6%
2007 0.0% -11.3%
2008 0.0% +10.6%
2009 0.0% -2.8%
2010 0.0% -16.5%
2011 0.0% -34.3%
2012 0.0% -4.1%
2014 0.0% +53.2%
2015 0.0% +7.3%
2016 0.0% +17.3%
2017 0.0% +24.0%
2018 0.0% -23.1%
2019 0.0% +11.9%
2020 0.0% +68.1%
2021 0.0% -8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 9
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 9
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Thailand?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Thailand was 0.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
How does Thailand rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total?
Thailand ranks 107th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 204.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age)
Unit
% of total labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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